Market Assessment for Residential Refrigerator-Freezer with Novel Rotating Heat Exchanger

Sikes, Karen¹  Blackburn, Julia¹  Grubbs, Tyler¹  Abdelaziz, Omar²  Momen, Ayyoub² 

[1] CSRA International, Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States);Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

关键词: Market Assessment;    Refrigeration;    high efficiency;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1253251
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM--2016/92
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1253251
Others  :  Other: BT0201000
Others  :  CEBT002

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Despite a steady record of energy efficiency improvements in residential refrigerators and freezers over recent decades, these products still account for 4% of the site energy consumption for the average U.S. household. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ??? along with partners Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the University of Maryland ??? are pursuing further efficiency improvements in this market sector by using a novel/prototype rotating heat exchanger (RHX) based on a Sandia Cooler technology as an evaporator in a residential refrigerator-freezer. The purpose of this study is to investigate the market potential of refrigerator-freezer products equipped with RHX evaporators in the United States, including projections of maximum annual market share and unit shipments and maximum direct and indirect job creation.